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Spiritual Longing and Its Shadow
First United Methodist Church, Collins Hall 1838 SW Jefferson Street, PortlandThe religions and myths of many times and cultures tell us that the human soul’s deepest desire is its longing for God. Even people who feel disillusioned with traditional religions or disenchanted with spiritual teachers still yearn for something transcendent. Whenever we long for the transcendent, however, forces from the deep unconscious also swing into ... Read more
Integrating the Shadow Functions
First United Methodist Church, Fireside Room 1838 SW Jefferson Street, PortlandJust as ego-consciousness is unevenly distributed between different function-attitudes that define our strengths and weaknesses, so too is the unconsciousness of our shadow deployed in weaker and stronger ways. Getting to know the archetypes and psychological types of our shadow helps us to recognize the shadow and make use of its defensive power in a ... Read more
Types of the Shadow
First United Methodist Church, Sanctuary 1838 SW Jefferson Street, PortlandAccording to Jung’s theory of psychological types, it is our birthright to differentiate, in the course of individuation, four function-attitudes that together define the wholeness of our mature standpoint. But Jung has postulated a possible eight functions of consciousness. What about the four functions that remain in shadow? How do they operate, and what is their ... Read more
